So my camaro's been sitting in the garage with a flat spare on the front right, and i finally got some rubber to replace it. Even bought a small cigg-lighter air compressor to inflate it. Problem is, i forgot my lighter doesn't work. and my car is nowhere where the compressor can reach my other vehicles.

At the moment, my car is too squeezed in to replace the tire where it is, i gotta move it. You think i'll hurt the car if i just slowly try to back it up with the right front completely flat? It's only the spare rim... nothing tooo valuable there. i just need a little more room to get at it so i can replace it.

 

so long as nothing is dragging on the ground, it wont hurt anythign except the tire and possible the rim.

 

Thanks for the anwser!

I ended up saying to hell with that idea though. I decided to stop being a bitch, sqwooze my skinny *** in there, and got the job done. Finally she can move!


Backup question, the tires are now mismatched. Can't change the other tire cuz of an old locking lugnut. I know you're not supposed to run mismatched tires, but will it be okay going like 10 miles to a tire shop so they can deal with it?

 

is the diameter the same? or close? what are the sizes of the two wheels. If its just tread pattern i wouldnt worry about a 10 mile drive, unless its snowing

 

my currents ones are 235/55R16, the new one is 225/60R16. only one that johnsons tire had

 

on half way decent roads, I don't think you'll have a problem

 

the diameter shoud be really close, you shoudl be fine, just drive carefully and dont speed.

 

if the tires are within 3/4 of an inch on the circumference they will be fine